SHRIFT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of being shriven

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("shrift" is a kind of...):

confession ((Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution)

Credits